THE CROWN JEWELS. ^ NO CLUE. HOW THE nOBBERY HAS DISCOVERED. ' DUBLIN'S CASTLE ALARM. The sensational robbery ot jewels from Dublin Castle was the one topic of conversation in the Irish capital to-day (Sth July), augmented interest I eing lent to the occurreuco by the approaching' visit of ttie King and the -. postponement of the ceremony of in vesbiture of Lord Castlelown of Upper Gssury. in consequence, of tha loss of insignia of tho Knights of St. Patrick, to which Order he was to have loan formally Installed on Wed nesday. ThJ Dublin police apparently wero in hopes of a quick arrest before the story leaked out. I understand that it was the desire of tho Lord Lieu irmnl, as well as of the police, that )h_- matter should .not be made pub lic, for the time hedng at any rate, and a number of officials connected . with the Castle and the Vice-regal lodge were entirely in the dark as to (That had happened until this morn ing. It is admitted that the value of -he~ stolen- articles amou...

AIRSHIP TRIUMPH. FRENCH ARMY SUCCESS. J _ FLIGHTS OVER PARIS. From Paris, on July 8th, the corres pondent of the London 'Dally Mall' wrote.— La Patrle, the cigar-shaped military airship, manned by four officers ot the ?Military Balloon Corps, completely suc ceeded to-day in moving- not only against ,? the wind and with the wind, but also with the wind broadside on. Which Is a. ' most difficult position for en airship. '? The highest speed' with the wind was thirty-one miles an hour, and. the lowest against tbe 'wind eighteen miles an hour. It started from the Aerostatic Park at Meudon between seven and eight o'clock, and -nag soon some two hundred yards In tbe air above the Bols de Boulogne. Not withstanding a. -strong north-west wind of six. metres to tfae'njlnute, the machine began to head Its Way against the wind at a epeed of twienty-flve inilea an hour towards Paris. It seemed to behave re markably well, for on approadhing Parts Its conductors sent it up to a great height, and ...

HAGUE HYPOCRISY. AN ENGLISHMAN'S LETTER. Under the above heading a frequent 'contributor' to the London 'Daily Mall' writes in that paper on 12tb June:— Sir,— He must be a sanguine man In deed who hopes that any good will re sult from the Conference which opens at the Hague to-day. Thither the nations, armed to the teeth, are send ing their representatives, piously en joining them to extol tbe blessings o( peace, and at the same time to omit no advantage which they may snatch trom tbelr rivals. In its least Innocuous aspect, the Peace Conference is an international court to revise the la-vs at war. At Ita worst, It Is an Instance of human hypo crisy which it ia difficult to condone. They meet, do these worthy souls, to advance the happiness and prosperity of their race, and, if they do their duty, they will watch each other's words and gestures with tbe eye and ear of honest suspicion. The danger and difficulty of the situa tion have : een Infinitely increased by the Indiscretion of...

FEMININE POWER IN POMTIOS. The Englishwoman of a certain class Is a great power in tbe political world her Influence . Is tremendous but her methoas are «ulet'3he asks no seat for herself in Parliament; she wants no outward and Vialbl -'.en by which she can prove how much «he knows ot poli tics, and how keen and fit she Is' to have a hand In tniUln*. the strlhw Thb ?Ensllshwoman ot this type can move her 'men' with .skill; and In perfect stillness ?she can do more to ch&amp;i*^ the political scene, upset Cabinet calcula tions, effect little 'jobs,' popular Is? a statesman, or even make peace or war. han hundreds of. her sex could ever do by uplifting their voices.; — 'World.'

TITLES. TN UNEXPECTED PLACES. The claim of Mr John Lawson master of the Whltby Union Workhouse, to a baronetcy conferred on an ancestor 1 n Stuart days, recalls slmlllar Malms to titles, most of which were probably not as well-founded as that of Mr tiawson A gooi many years ago there died at the village ot Dudley a Mr George Wll- ' «noi, a Keeper ot a turnpike-gate, who I It was said, 'it lie had had Ms rights' ' should have dlea Earl ot Kent ? I A Drogheda millwright and a Dublin baker, were credited, with claims to the ' Eariaom of tE-«-ne; ,and the heir to She ' s-JjWiWi,**. Perhbbroiig-h m «icorainE :to the ^ vnewspap^i.^acbveiei '*i'J£i£j' rortaWy housej In ii/worttnouse / that even an assured coronet could not lure him away. j -A Bermondsey grocer might, sa H Js said, place Viacoiint Allen ovec his shop- 1 door; tlie Earldom ot Roscommw is ' supposed to belong: to some obscure Dli- I Ion; ana an Islington builder, was re ported to be 'only wafting for funds t» claim the Staffo...

THE VINEYARD. GRAPE GROWING IN NEW ZEAXANS. The fruit-growers in the North Island of New Zealand are opposed to tbe re moval of the heavy duty on Australian grapes. In a report on the subject, Mr G. Qulnn. the South Australian horticul tural instructor, who recently visited New Zealand, points out that grape growing Is not. likely to prove a success in the co)ony, /'To saUafy unyselt-on ?**« fubi^'If^l^^l^rites^^HsltejSL: vineries In the North ana MlOdle Islanas, where mases are beihe crown under glass.' The main variety produced were Black Hamburg, and some very fine fruits. Indeed, were grown; but the cost of production, I was Informed, varied from €d to 6s per lb, according to the. quality. In the Hawkes Bay district I visited the Frlmley vineyard, near Hast ings, and the Oreenmeadows and Heanee Mission vineyards, at Taradale, near Napier. In the Walkato district of the Auckland province the Government Experimental Vineyards at Walranga were closely Inspected. In all of these I f...

'AS THE OBOW XXIES.' Had tbe late Archbishop of Cantor bury been asked the proper method to adopt In measuring the distance speci fied In a music-hall 'barring' clause, he would have probably been in disagree ment with the recent Judgment uphold ing the 'as-the-crow-flies' contention of the managers. When Bishop of Exeter, Br. 'Temple, was approached, by one of his clergy, - who urged his claim to a vacant .living In the Bishop's gift. The applicant already had one liv ing, but was anxious to become &amp; plura list— and 'by. * and 2 yio., «. JOB, one clergyman can hold two small benefices within throe miles of each other, 'You ^uld not perfotm ti»e:nut, pI AB,Sfehi |Gap^i^i^^i^Aeaj^'.S^pl%t-vno'4iiui; ibllklngfor pluraUsti. 'It is.ndHhree miles as the crow flies,' pleaded the -cleric. 'Well,' was the blunt answer, 'you're not a crow, and you can't have It'

THE LONE HAND. The LosfB Hand for Septemfetr will be notable for the inauguration of ? new feature— the frontispiece in colours,, reproducing LongstafTs famous ?'BREAKING THE MEWS.' This popular magazine haB decided on a policy of giving to the public, month by month, exact reproductions in colours of Australia's best wctores. One can fancy that these will be welcomed in country bouses. With no less th»n forty other items— verses, stories, articles, and orer 100 pictnres, — The Lone, Hand is truly an agtooishig sbillingB-vorth. ! ''Why is not your nation more musl sal?1' ?'Well,' answered the American, 'we undoubtedly have good voices. But I suppose we use most of them up sheering at baseball games.'

THE LAIIE8 CILUMH. HOMELY FARE. Holly Cakes.— Required: Quarter of a pound of butter, quarter of a pound of caster sugar, two eggs, three-quarters of a pound of (lour, rind of a lemon, a little cream, a teaspoonful of baking powder, crystallised sugar , green citron peel, small red sweets, vanilla essence, sugar Icing. Beat the butter and sugar to a cream, add the yolks of egg. Mix the baking powder with the flour, and gra dually Blft It Into the butter and sugar, adding a little cream or milk. Whisk the whites of «ggs to a stiff froth, and stir Into the other Ingredients. Beat all till light, and flavor with vanilla essence. Well butter a Yorkshire pudding tin. pour In the mixture, and bake a pale golden brown In a sharp oven. When fairly cool, cut Into diamond-shaped pleceB, and cover with soft sugar Icing. Spread a little white crystallised sugar on paper, and gently press the tops of tbe little cakes on to It and leave till set. Cut some leaves out of the green cltron'peel, plac...

osefOTj Hurl's. Boiled eggs, to slice nicely, should be put over the fire in cold water, and should remain fifteen minutes after the water begins to~boll and allowed to cool in the same water. If cooled by dropping Into, cold water, they will not cut smoothly, ' ' To make flavoring essence use one ounce of oil to a Dint of nicohol.' ' - ? S?f ^»-leee of Tvhlte pUclbth Is placed tinder r-;n Ijsmall :'? child's plate with a ^uare of linen-over it' time and trouble jvlU be saved In taking' out the stains which the little hands might otherwise get on the table cloth. White paints should be cleaned with warm water, using a trifle or whitening on the cloth and rinsing with clear water. — Oak furniture that has become dingy should be bniBhed over with warm beer and when thoroughly dry 'polished with beeswax and turpentine. Grease spots on marble may be re moved by applying powdered magnesia. If electricity is used In the house place two-candle power bulbs In such places as the vestibule, h...

WIT AMI flIMII | A Judge an u trip one etormy night knocked against a well-known witty lawyer wbo wa* suffering terribly from sei-slcknest . 'Can I 4o anything for youT' said the judge. 'Yes,' ganped the sea-aick lawyer; 'I wish your lordship would overrule thu motion.' Brown: You can't eat? Why, wbat't the matter with you? Jones: Well, to be per fectly frank with you, I'm «o much In love I don't feel like eating anything. Brown: After you marry tbe girl, you'll be the name way, Ofilj it will be lodlgectton then. A gentleman rlsltlng Ireland sent a Dew suit of clothes to. the local tailor 'to be let out.' A [ew days afterwards be went down to the tailor, and aatd: 'What about mr clothes?' 'Moat successful, most successful,' said the tailor. 'Lettbem out for a month at a shilling a week.' A Scot entered a hosier's shop and seld: 'I want tae buy a necktie.' Tbe shop as sistant esld, 'Certaltily, sir; here Is a tie that Is being very much worn.'. The Scot replied: 'But I dlnna want ana...

THB AHSOnPTNC TNTFRERT. The moon Is smiling o'er the wave. The sentimentalist Beholds It, but he doesn't rave About tbe golden mtst Though ell romantic be the spot He shuns poetic glee. He simply sits and wonders what The weather's going to be. No more be turns with calm content Tbe summer sky to note; In vain tbe Joyous song Is sent Forth from the robin's throat; The rustling forest 1b forgot. Likewise tbe blossoming lea. He simply sits and wonders what Tbe weather's going to be.

A KINO AS GUIDE. Oerman tourists In Denmark paid a visit to Charlottenburg with the object ot seeing the summer palace of King Frederick. They met a gentleman walking alone, or whom '-ey Inquired whether It would be possible for them to obtain access to the gardens. 'Certainly,' he replied. 'I happen to have ajcey,' and for half an hour he led the party about the grounds, pointing out their beauties' and en tertaining tbe strangers with lively conver sation. At last be took hia leave with the words, 'It you care to see the stables. Just say that you have tbe King's permission.' It was the King Jilmself. He shook band* with each member of the party ana bade them farewell.